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No. 622,505. mama Apr. 4,- m99. .5. H. MALVEN. RAILWAYv TIE PLATE.

(Applicatqn led May 24, 1898.) (N u M n d e I FIGA.` f

llniTnn STATES PATENT Trice.

JAMES l-l. MALVEN, OF DIVIDE, COLORADO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALE TO VILLIAMH. BURNSIDE, OF SAME PLACE, AND HORACE R. MERRY, OF

MAGOG, CANADA.

RAI LWAY-TIE PLATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 622,505, dated April4, 1899.

Application filed May 24, 1898. Serial No. 681,553- (No modela To allwhom it may concern:

Be it known that l, JAMES H. MALVEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Divide, in the countyof El Paso and State of Colorado, haveinvented certain lnew and useful Improvements in'Railway-Tie Plates; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to tie-plates, the object of the same being toprovide upon a plat-e of this character means whereby buckling of thesame under heavy pressure is prevented,

means whereby the plate will be held at all times in close contact withthe tie, and means for preventing the access of water to thesecuring-spike and to the parts of the plate which penetrate the tie.

The invention consists of a plate :having a plurality oflongit'udinally-extending ribs upon its under side, the outer of whichare formed with shouldered or hooked lower ends and spike-openingsformed by striking up the material of which the plate is made, forminglian ges which abut against the base of the rail and prevent the cuttingor wear of the spike adjacent to its head through lateral movement ofthe rail.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figure l represents alongitudinal sectional View of a tie with aplate applied thereto constructed according to my invention and with therail secured in place upon the top of said plate. Fig. 2 is aperspectiveview of the plate detached, looking at the under side thereof. Fig. 3 isa vertical transverse section.

, Like reference-nu merals indicate like parts in the different views.

The plate l is formed upon its under side with a plurality oflongitudinallyextending parallel ribs 2 3, the same serving tostrengthen and brace the plate and prevent buckling thereof under heavypressure. The inner ribs 2 are tapering from their upper ends downwardlyand the outer ribs 3 are formed with shoulders 4 upon their innersurfaces, forming what may be termed hooked lower ends thereon. Upon oneside of the plate l spike-openings 5 5 are located, the same beingformed by striking upl the material of which the plate is made andcreating upwardly-extending flanges (5 G, against which the side edge ofthe base of the rail is adapted to bear. When the spikes 7 are applied,it will be observed that between the side edges thereof and the edges ofthe base of the rail the lianges 6'Will be located, the same serving toprevent the wear or cutting of the spikes by the lateral movement ofsaid rail. Upon the opposite side of the plate l a similar spike-opening8 is formed.

In applying my improved plate to the tie the same is driven thereinto atthe proper point, the ribs 2 3 extending longitudinally of the grain ofthe wood of which the tie is made. By applying in this manner the fiberis not cut and the length of life of the tie is not in the least degreeshortened. When in place, the hooked lower ends of the outer ribs 3 willengage the material of the tie and hold the plate lin close contact withthe upper suis face thereof. In case the spikes which retain the railsin place should become loose it will not affect the relative positionsof the tie and the plate, and consequently rattling of these parts oneupon the other is avoided. In order to remove the plate, it is necessaryto apply considerable power to the und er side of the top thereof inorder to pry the same from its seat.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters vPatent, is-a l. A railway-tie plate having aplurality of ribs upon the under side thereof provided with hooks upontheir lower ends, the hook on one of said ribs extending in an oppositedirection to the hook on the other of said ribs, and one of the sides ofsaid ribs lying at right angles to the body of the plate.

2. A metallic railway-tie plate having a plurality oflongitudinally-extending, parallel ribs on the under side thereof and atright angles thereto, the outer of which are provided with shouldersupon their inner surfaces founing hooks Wheh extend in oppositedirections from the ribs on which they are respectively formed.

3. A metallic railway-tie plate having 1ongitudinally-extending ribsupon the under side thereof, spike-openings extending therethrough, zmdztnges struck up at the inner ends of said openings adapted to separatethe spike from the rail. 1o

In testimonywhereof I affix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

JAMES H. MALVEN.

- Vitnesses:

W. H. BURNSIDE, J. C. CARROLL.

